Battle of Fort Recovery

The Battle of Fort Recovery, 30 June – 1 July 1794, was a battle of the Northwest Indian War, fought at the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio. A large force of warriors in the Western Confederacy attacked a fort held by United States soldiers deep in Ohio Country. The United States suffered heavy losses, but maintained control of the fort. The battle exposed a division in the Western Confederacy's military strategy at a time when they seemed to hold the advantage, and the United States pressed farther into the Northwest Territory.

Battle of Fort Recovery
Part of the Northwest Indian War

Mural depicting the siege
Date30 June 1794
Location
Fort Recovery, Ohio
40°24′54″N 84°46′53″W
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States
Chickasaw
Choctaw		 Northwestern Confederacy
Lower Canada
Commanders and leaders
William McMahon †
Asa Hartshorn †		 Egushawa
Blue Jacket
Matthew Elliott
Strength
~250 ~1200
Casualties and losses
35 killed
43 wounded
20 missing		 ~17-50 killed
~100 wounded
Fort Recovery
Location within Ohio
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